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Beloved Pilgrims, ….I will be on my way to Orlando earlier than expected as Lennox Rae Bellet decided to make an early appearance at 4:36pm on October 7…..

Beloved Pilgrims, At my house, we are on baby countdown. I say we because a few of my siblings are trying to coordinate coming to Durham to be with my mom and watch my brood of animals when I leave to meet my granddaughter….

…. Communion after worship will resume this Sunday as well. The board of deacons and I have done much praying around how to best make gathering at table, hybrid-style--feel as inclusive as possible…..

Hello Pilgrims, So how did Sunday feel for you? Whether you were in-person, on Zoom or YouTube, we would like your feedback!….

Hello Pilgrims, It’s been a little weird to be back in the office this week…..

Hello Pilgrims, I have made my way back to Durham. 18 hours on the road in 5 days has left parts of me (unnamed parts) stiff and sore….

Hello Pilgrims, I greet you from not so sunny Orlando. Hot, yes. Humid, it’s August in Florida--humidity is a state of being….

Hello Pilgrims, How are you? I am feeling a little drained having just attended my first Council meeting in a few months which comes immediately after a Board of Christian Service meeting--long Thursday is what I used to call it….

[This is a poem Pastor Lindy shared with us ….]

Hello my beloved community, It is amazing how living in a medical vortex can shape-shift one’s day to day reality and rhythm. I am sorry I missed our in person worship last Sunday, for I crave your reassuring presence….

Beloved Pilgrims, As I watch the rain, thunder and lightning from Lanny’s hospital room, I am reminded that one of the observations made in our survey, post-Pentecost, was to have clearer guidance around protocol for inclement weather. Our plan each week is….

Beloved Pilgrims, Gosh what a wonderful Sunday it was worshipping in person and virtually, with a smallish group on campus, surrounded by nature’s beauty. And yes, it was warm and sunny…..